Background and procedural informationAssembly Joint Resolution 11 would have sent a resolution to the United States Congress urging them to complete a census every five years, or alternatively to provide other accurate population information to fast-growing states. This resolution failed.

Under the proposed legislation, are single-member districts a requirement or otherwise implied?No.

Does the proposed legislation provide for Voting Rights Act compliance (e.g. can the commission use voter history information)?No.

Under the proposed legislation, how is the commission formed?N/A

Under the proposed legislation, are competitive districts favored?Neutral.*

Under the proposed legislation, can members of the public submit plans?N/A

Does the proposed legislation allow for mid-decade redistricting?The resolution urges that the census be completed every five years so that redistricting could be done twice per decade. Nevada wishes to redistrict more frequently because the state’s population is growing quickly and unevenly. According to the resolution, the population deviation for some districts is up to 356%.

*Note: A proposal may be neutral on whether or not to favor competitive districts for a number of reasons, including that such a requirement may be thought to conflict with other criteria, potentially create other legal issues, or is assumed to flow from the new process itself -- or it might merely not be a priority for the legislative sponsors. FairVote believes that some form of proportional voting is needed to ensure maximum competitiveness for each seat and to ensure meaningful choices for all voters.

The U.S. House of Representatives has been at 435 members since 1911, when the country was a third of its current population. Research suggests that districts may now be getting too big for adequate representation.